弱

Information about character(s)

Radical: 弓
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: ruò
Cantonese: joek6
JapaneseKun: YOWAI YOWARU YOWAMARU
JapaneseOn: JAKU NYAKU
Korean: YAK
Vietnamese: nhược

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: weak; fragile, delicate

CE-Dict: weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.weak or feeble
2.young or the young
3.to lose

1.ignorant, stupid and cowardly; irresolute

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: feebleness; inferior; weak; young
【醫】 ambly-; thinness

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: ebb; feebleness; infirmness

湘雅醫學專業詞典: ambly-;poor;thinness

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《彡部》弱橈也。上象橈曲，彡象毛氂橈弱也。弱物并，故从二𢎥。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集下】【弓字部】弱
【唐韻】而勺切【集韻】【韻會】日灼切，𠀤音若。【玉篇】尫劣也。【釋名】委也。【增韻】懦也。【書·洪範】六極，六曰弱。【傳】尫劣。【疏】尫劣𠀤是弱事，爲筋力弱，亦爲志氣弱。鄭康成云：愚懦不毅曰弱，言其志氣弱也。【禮·曲禮】二十曰弱冠。【疏】體猶未壯，故曰弱也。【釋名】二十曰弱，言柔弱也。　又孅弱，體柔貌。【司馬相如·子虛賦】嫵媚孅弱。　又弱行。【左傳·昭七年】孟縶之足，不良弱行。【註】跛也。　又水名。【書·禹貢】導弱水至于合黎。【山海經】海內崑崙之墟，弱水出西南隅。【史記·大宛傳】安息長老傳聞條枝有弱水西王母而未嘗見。【註】索隱曰：魏略云弱水在大秦西。𤣥中記云：天下之弱者，有崑崙之弱水，鴻毛不能載也。　又衰也。【左傳·昭三年】姜族弱矣。而嬀將始昌。　又敗也。【釋名】衂也。【左傳·襄二十六年】頡遇王子弱焉。【註】弱，敗也。言爲王子所得。　又喪也。【左傳·昭三年】又弱一个焉。　又繁弱，弓名。亦作蕃弱。【左傳·定四年】封父之繁弱。【註】繁弱，大弓名。【孔叢子·公孫龍篇】楚王張繁弱之弓。【司馬相如·子虛賦】彎蕃弱。【註】文穎曰：蕃弱，夏后氏之良弓名。　【說文】本作𢐅。

CF-Dict: faible/fragile/inférieur/un peu moins

Han-De-Dict: Schäche (u.E.) (S)/schwach (u.E.) (Adj)